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RENDLIA Chiov.
Annuals or perennials. Inflorescence a single raceme, bearing inclined or pectinate spikelets on a semi-terete (crescent-shaped in section) rhachis. Spikelets 1-flowered, (rarely with a second developed male floret), alternate in two rows, disarticulating above the glumes. Glumes subequal, 1-nerved, enclosing the florets; lower keeled, upper dorsally rounded. Lemma membranous, keeled, acute to 2-lobed at the apex, awnless but sometimes minutely mucronate. Worldwide: 6 species occurring throughout the tropics Zambia: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| altera (Rendle) Stapf | C,S | Lk | Description |
| annua (Kupicha & Cope) Cope | W | ||
| caffra Nees | N,W,C,E,S | S | Description |
| indica (L.f.) P. Beauv. | B,N,C,S | S,W | Description |
| kunthii Desv. | N,C,E | Nw,Lk,W | Description, Image |
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